Jake's Corner

A few days ago, pictures emerged of ANGELINE JOLIE and BRAD PITT looking like they were fighting on a hotel balcony in Australia. Well, "In Touch Weekly" has those pictures on its cover, along with one where Angelina is SMOKING. It's not clear if they were fighting BECAUSE she was smoking, or if she was smoking to de-stress from the fight. But last year, Angelina had a double-mastectomy after learning she had the so-called "breast cancer gene" . . . so she is being criticized for doing it.

RadarOnline says that KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN walked out on SCOTT DISICK. She took the kids to a friend's house for a few days last week because she couldn't deal with him. They came back, but things aren't getting better. A source says, quote, "Kourtney is trying to hold it together desperately because the baby is coming and also because of the holidays . . . Scott feels that he is superhuman and the richer he gets, the worse it gets. Unfortunately this is not just a story line for the show . . . it's something she has been dealing with for years."

Scandal will get you EVERYWHERE. Ask.com released the list of its Top 10 Celebrity Searches so far this year, and ROBIN WILLIAMS is #1, followed by JENNIFER LAWRENCE, who had everyone seeking out her stolen nude photos. The rest of the top 5, in this order, is Jay Z, Kim Kardashian, and Joan Rivers.

Some people think JOHNNY DEPP has lost his COOL at the box office . . . but Johnny says he doesn't care anymore. He explains, quote, "Not giving [an eff], that's the total liberation. Being game to try anything . . . [You can] sit there and stare at the clock in fear of your ultimate demise . . . or you just live."

JENNIFER LAWRENCE and her "Hunger Games" co-star LIAM HEMSWORTH are reportedly taking their friendship to the next level. A "source" says, quote, "They've always had insane chemistry, but they've never been single at the same time before."

BONO and U2 top "GQ" magazine's annual list of the "Least Influential Celebrities of 2014." President Obama and racist former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling round out the top three. Also making this year's list are Johnny Depp (#16), Shia LaBeouf (#21), Woody Allen (#23), and Sarah Palin (#26).

JUSTIN BIEBER tops a Forbes.com list of the "Highest-Earning Celebrities Under 30." He made roughly $80 million over the past year. ONE DIRECTION is next with $75 million, followed by TAYLOR SWIFT with $64 million.

During an interview yesterday, DEMI LOVATO was asked about her relationship with MILEY CYRUS. And she said, quote, "We're acquaintances. It's life, and people change. I don't have anything in common with her anymore. I wish her the best." Sources say it's because Demi is sober now, and Miley very obviously isn't.

HALLE BERRY went to court to stop her baby-daddy GABRIEL AUBRY from . . . TURNING THEIR DAUGHTER WHITE. (???)

Halle took Gabriel to court yesterday because she was upset that he's been straightening their 6-year-old daughter Nahla's hair and lightening it. And she was convinced it was because he didn't want her to appear black. Gabriel is white. Halle is MIXED. Her mother is white. Halle didn't appear in court, but Gabriel did. And the judge ruled that NEITHER of them can change Nahla's hair from its natural state . . . which was a victory for Halle.

During Sunday Night Football on NBC, Bob Costas confirmed worst-kept secret in show business: The half-time performer at the Super Bowl will be Katy Perry.

Miley Cyrus turned 22 over the weekend and she celebrated the way only Miley can. Mileyy, along with new boyfriend Patrick Schwarzenegger and some buddies, hit Metropolitan Nightclub in West Hollywood, where she was given a gigantic pizza and rode a dirty mechanical devices.

Angelina Jolie has one of most celebrated faces in Hollywood, but you may not be seeing it for very long. Angie has confirmed that she plans to quit acting and take up directing full time. In an interview with Dujour magazine, she says, "I’ve never been comfortable as an actor. I’ve never loved being in front of the camera. I didn’t ever think I could direct, but I hope I’m able to have a career at it because I’m much happier." Asked if she planned to give up acting entirely, she grinned and said, “Absolutely.”

Will the 33rd time be the charm for Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez? According to Hollywood Life, Justin booked a spur-of-the-moment trip to Los Angeles to woo his on-again, off-again girlfriend. A source close to the situation says, “No one on his team thinks that's a good idea but Justin's going to do what he wants to do. He really wants to be with her. He feels like that's the only thing that will make him happy. He's struggling big time. He's got his friends trying to talk to her, he just wants to see her face to face because he's convinced that if she sees him they can work it out. But so far she's shutting him out completely.''

Ever wondered how the pretty and skinny TV chef Giada DeLaurentiis stays so thin? According to the New York Post, she spits out everything she cooks on her show. A source says that producers keep a bucket on hand, and as soon as the cameras cut away, she spits out whatever she just put into her mouth. The snitch says, "When Giada films her cooking show, she never eats. Never."

SCARLETT JOHANSSON added some bling to her engagement finger. She's now wearing a simple gold band in addition to her engagement ring. So naturally, people are wondering if she and fiancé Romain Dauriac secretly got married. There's no actual evidence they did, of course. The couple have a 2-month-old daughter named Rose Dorothy.

There are some ridiculous diets out there, but if you believe the "National Enquirer", KHLOE KARDASHIAN has found the MOST absurd one yet. Although, it does sound like it would definitely work.

Supposedly, Khloe sprays a, quote, "Windex-like cleaner" on her food, which is an idea she supposedly got from VICTORIA BECKHAM. A so-called "source" says, quote, "Khloe loved the idea and started spraying everything! She dubbed it the 'one-bite system' to indulge without gaining weight." She keeps the spray bottle in her purse, and will "spray it on something after she's had a bite or two so she won't keep eating it."

On a good note, actress Kristen Bell has donated $91,500 worth of nursing bras and breast pumps to mothers in need. She said she understands how important support and the essential tools are to raising your child. She hopes that her gifts will help others on the journey to motherhood.

People with way too much time on their hands get upset every year when "People" doesn't give the Sexiest Man Alive honor to RYAN GOSLING. But what if they've approached him several times, and he's turned them down? A "source" says that's exactly what happened . . . quote, "They tried a few times, especially during his huge year in 2011. The consensus was he's too serious for it, too artsy." But a "People" editor was quick to note that this year's honoree CHRIS HEMSWORTH is NOT a backup plan . . . quote, "While I look forward to the day when Ryan Gosling is named Sexiest Man Alive, this was not his year.

The "Twilight" phenomenon is six years old now, and teenage girls are still obsessing over ROBERT PATTINSON . . . to the point where they're attacking his girlfriend FKA TWIGS on social media. But she's coming to terms with it. In an interview with "USA Today", FKA Twigs says she's realized she has no control over, quote, "14-year-old kids who should be in bed" . . . and adds, quote, "Vacuous attention feels disgusting. It's like a hangover. It's weird, I know that's not really because of me or what I'm doing . . . but nevertheless, the positivity that I get from [my relationship] makes the more challenging aspects . . . very worth it."

This is a sad sign of our times: Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lawrence, and Taylor Swift are all in the running to be "Time" magazine's Person of the Year. And you can actually vote for them on Time.com until December 6th. Obviously, there are more serious candidates, like . . . President Obama, Vladimir Putin, Pope Francis, the Presidents of Indonesia, China, Turkey, Brazil, and Iran, and the Prime Ministers of Israel and India.

A teenager from a children's home in Thailand turned down an offer to be adopted by Kim Kardashian, saying she preferred to stay in Thailand and live in poverty. The 13-year-old goes by the name Pink, and said she was very excited when she heard Kim wanted to adopt her but she decided to stay in Thailand and study instead of moving to America.